Public and Private in Jewish Egodocuments of Amsterdam (ca. 1680–1830) Cover Image

To, co publiczne, i to, co prywatne, w egodokumentach amsterdamskich Żydów (ok. 1680–1830)
Public and Private in Jewish Egodocuments of Amsterdam (ca. 1680–1830)

Author(s): Michael Green
Subject(s): Social history, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: egodocuments; privacy; early modern history; Amsterdam; public-private divide; Dutch Republic;

Summary/Abstract: The present article deals with egodocuments, written by Jews in Amsterdam, in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. It traces the development in this type of sources and assesses how the authors depicted various notions and aspects of privacy in them. The privacy aspects did not only pertain to the individuals, but also to the Jewish community as a whole and its relationship with the local population in Amsterdam as well as the state authorities. These findings have been placed in the historical and political context.

  • Issue Year: 26/2023
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 339-374
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Polish